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Saturday, 25 April 2026 · Global Edition · Updated 09:25 CST
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Pro-Israel groups see mixed record in money-fuelled Illinois primaries

Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, who took money from pro-Israel donors, won race to be Democratic Senate candidate.

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Cuba’s lights begin to return, but its crisis is far from over

Power supply slowly resuming in Havana; but the country's deeper crisis in relations with the US is endemic, long-term.

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In Cape Town’s historic Bo-Kaap, homes under siege from rich foreign buyers

Amid digital nomads, a tourism boom and a housing crisis, can the people who built the city still afford to live in it?

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Why Israel targets Beirut’s Dahiyeh and what the suburb means to Lebanon

Dahiyeh's story is not only about Hezbollah or Israel. It is about how it came to embody Lebanon’s deepest inequalities.

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Beirut building turned to rubble by Israeli attack

Several central neighbourhoods in Beirut have been attacked in a series of Israeli strikes.

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Cuba’s nationwide blackout and energy crisis explained

Power is returning in Cuba after Monday’s grid collapse, as US restrictions on oil continue. Ed Augustin is in Havana.

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The oil logic behind Trump’s war on Iran

The Kharg Island strike shows how US force is calibrated to avoid disrupting global oil flows.

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Do Taliban’s drone attacks expose a chink in Pakistan’s armour?

As the conflict intensifies, Taliban drones challenge Pakistan’s security and response strategy, say experts.

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Aftermath of Iranian ‘revenge’ strikes on Israel, two killed

Widespread damage was left across areas near Tel Aviv after overnight Iranian missile strikes.

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Israel bombs central Beirut, strafes south, east Lebanon, killing over 20

Wave of Israeli air attacks launched as ground offensive widens in south where Hezbollah are fighting Israeli forces.

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Iran retaliates after Israel kills two top Iranian officials

Iran launched a barrage of missiles after Israel killed two top Iranian officials, including Ali Larijani, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. Israel also struck central Beirut.

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Cheap drones are reshaping modern warfare — and catching the U.S. off guard

As Operation Epic Fury enters its third week, relentless attacks by cheap Iranian drones are being fended off by multi-million-dollar U.S. interceptors. How long can the math hold up?

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At least 400 dead in drug rehabilitation center strike in Kabul, Afghan officials say

Afghanistan says Pakistan is to blame for a strike on a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul that killed at least 400 people, the deadliest attack since fighting began weeks ago.

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Once the airstrikes stop, Iran's nuclear threat leaves no easy endgame

Even after airstrikes end, Iran's nuclear threat looms and diplomacy may be too late.

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War with Iran strands about 20,000 seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jacqueline Smith of the International Transport Workers' Federation about the roughly 20,000 seafarers stuck in the Strait of Hormuz in the midst of the Iran war.

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